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Another, as previous but for 50 centimes (21mm) twenty four facet edge (KM. Tn.6; G.C.7). Carbon spots otherwise uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Another, as previous but for 20 centimes (18mm) twenty facet edge (KM.Tn.5; G.C.6). Some carbon spots on obverse otherwise uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
North Africa, Egypt, Suez Canal, Borel Lavalley et Compagnie, 1865 tokens in brass (18 and 20 mm) for 20 and 50 centimes, 20 and 24 faceted edges. Extremely fine; good very fine (2).
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
North Africa, Egypt, Suez Canal, Co-Operative Society token for 50 c(emtimes) 1892 in aluminium, octagonal (26mm) (KM.Tn.10; G.C.10). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Association Alimentaire in brass (25mm) edge scalloped, Desert/ ville d'Alexandrie. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Banque Generale D'Egypte, Alexandria/ lion rampant left in bronze (28mm). Very fine and rare (not in the Ford Collection).
Estimate $120
SOLD $230
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, G.Bossi, confectioner, 10 (17mm) and 20 paras in brass (20mm). Nearly extremely fine and rare (2).
Estimate $220
SOLD $270
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Bazaar Du Bon Marche/ Une Chope in brass 25mm (a refreshment token for one beer). Beylerian & Sons Beirut and Alexandria, automatic Armenian weighing machine token in brass (27mm). H&G K/ 5 m(ills) in nickel plated zinc (24mm) by M.Fremolle Alexandria; another in brass (24mm) but for 10 mills and lion walking right on obverse, another as last but different reverse die, a decorative border and no maker's name. Very good - very fine (5).
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Casino du High Life/1 in brass (24mm), Mansourah, Caf‚ du Nil, A.D.Pappanicolaou/ 5m(ills) Fremolle Alexandrie (maker's name). Very fine and rare (2).
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Negreponte, J.C.& Sons 1 within legend/ griffin rampant left within beaded circle, in bronze (27mm) edge milled. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Peel & Co., 1 within legend/ lion rampant left holding sprouting bean(?), in copper (27.5mm) edge milled. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $160
SOLD $260
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, Photomaton/ Alexandria in brass (23.5mm). James Rallin & Co., Alexandria around 1 on back sides in copper (31.5mm) undated but circa 1860. T.G.Rodocanachi & Figli, within inner circle F P K around bird/ Alessandrie D'Egitto 1861 in three lines in bronze (27mm) edge milled. Fine - good very fine, the second rare (3).
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, T. G. Rodocanachi e Figli, 1861 in bronze (27mm) edge milled (faintly). Toned very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Another, as previous. Toned very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
North Africa, Egypt, Cairo, Brasseries Rennies/PTI in brass (25mm); B.B.K. 5 above and below/same on reverse in Arabic in brass (24mm); Imperial Bar Cairo around 1/ the Great Pyramids 1909 in brass (20mm); Grand Trianon C(offee) Co. in brass (24mm) (circa 1890). Fine-very fine, the last two rare. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
North Africa, Egypt, Cairo, Kit Kat lido 5 and 10 piastres (illustrated) in brass (26mm and 33mm) reverse GC monogram; Lemonia's Oriental Tea Rooms Cairo/P.T. over large 1, in brass (26mm) (illustrated), Lipton's Oriental Tea Rooms Cairo around « in centre, another around 2, both uniface in brass (21mm and 19.5mm) (illustrated); Nouvelle Boulangerie De Choubrah Caire, around Arabic legend, uniface in brass (26mm); Photomaton/Cairo in brass (23.5mm); Tsakiris Freres Le Caire/Buffet Excelsior 10mms (milliemes) in nickel alloy (26mm). Very good-very fine. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
North Africa, Egypt, Caf‚ Bar Emad El Din/ I in brass (26mm); New Caf‚ Bar Bourse C.D. in centre/ 1 in brass (26mm); Fantasio Garden, G.Demetriades uniface in brass (25mm); Soleiman Hatem, uniface in brass (30mm) holed at top (illus); Sphinx/ KM in brass (23mm)(cf Ford lot 449 reverse crown)(illus); Medina, Emilio Luna around 2 signed A Popert Paris, octagonal in brass (23mm)(illus); Caffe in brass (20mm)(illus); Shampoo Diva (A.H. 1330) in brass (20mm) another no English legend in brass (16mm); Musee Egyptian in aluminium (22mm). Fair - very fine some rare (10).
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
North Africa, Egypt, Gezira Sorting Club 10 Milliemes/ blank in brass (26mm)(circa 1950)(illus); Heliopolis, Luna Park Restaurant/ I, in brass (20mm)(illus); Minieh, Splendid-Bar, set of 5, 20, 50, 100 (illus)& 200 M in nickel alloy. Locality unknown, Buffet de Zeitoun 10 mill/ in brass (26mm)(illus); Roy/ P.T. 2« in cupro-nickel (24mm) ST Monogram in shield surrounded by P 2 B, uniface in cupro-nickel (32mm). Very good - extremely fine (10).
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
North Africa, Egypt, Docks & Entrep¢ts de Port-Said around 22 in centre, uniface in thin copper (30mm) reverse stamped M. A dock worker's tally or pass to pier 22. Edge wrinkled from being worn(?) otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
North Africa, Egypt, advertising tickets as coin imitations, Spanish 8 reales Ferdinand VII dated 1920/ Cairo Saga Selim Levy 20 in brass (41mm), Austria Ducat Franz Joseph, Medal Lion For Egyptian Ladies W/ Nassi Erere Caire 1914 Sarafie Salna in gilt brass (22mm); A British Farthing, George VI head left The Egyptian Novelties/ Made In Egypt M.Habib bird with outstretched wings in flight in centre, in brass (23mm), other advertising tickets; Union paper, cigarettes in brass (27mm) holed at top, value 5; Maspero Freres Ltd, Caire- Egypte/ cigarettes Egyptiennes in brass (23mm)(2, one enammelled on obverse, other with sun countermark) milled edge, Tommy's Bar Cairo/ You Pay (arrow spinner) Cairo Sheraton half dollar Gaming Token, 1969. Medalets or souvenirs from Egypt, 1914-1915 in silver (28mm) by E.K. 'digger' under palm, sphinx and pyramids in background/ crossed flags A I F crudely scratched on tablet (illus), Xmas Stocking 1942 in bronze and brass (signed P N D I?)(26.4mm); Egypt, Sphinx/ Pharoah & queen in brass (31mm). Fair - extremely fine (12).
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
North Africa, Egypt, machine tokens, H S, en consommation, 20, 10, 5 & 2 piastres the 10 & 2 have 6070 in place of H S, in plated iron (18mm) (Ford Sale lot 433 had S & H on all 4); Trade Check 1 Pt en consommation/ B G J monogram, in brass (21mm); The Old Egyptian Automatic Mashine (sic) Company Consomation in centre, same both sides; General Automatics of Egypt « Pt in trade uniface in brass (21mm); N.Z. (New Zealand) YMCA 5 M/M uniface in brass (24mm) (rare this smaller size) NAAF, canteen WWII ¬ in red plastic (22mm) no value stated green (26mm) probably for 1 (piastre). Nearly fine - very fine (10).
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
North Africa, Egypt, uncertain, AL/ 10c, another 20c, another 30c in nickel alloy; 10c, 20c (2) uniface in brass, Kumtel 433480 Jetton telephone token), D in script another (delta) incuse on brass blanks (23mm); all arabic inscriptions, Suez Police Cooperative, in brass (24mm) for 50, countermarked a.s. on one side; Yusra Said, El-Sarraj, in aluminium (27mm) scalloped edge, for 10; Tarbiet Ras El-Tin, in bronze 23mm reverse sphinx, edge scalloped; Bust of Pasha Al-Hassan in brass (23mm) for 2« (25mm) for 10, edge scalloped; other portrait pieces, in plated brass 20mm (Farouk), nickel alloy (26mm); Sphinx (coffee house)/ crown in brass (23.5mm) face/ blank in brass (24mm); U A E eagle/ legend in arabic in brass (21mm) scalloped edge. Fine - very fine, some rare (19).
Estimate $220
SOLD $260
North Africa, Egypt, Alexandria, transportation token in maroon plastic (22.5mm) 2 millimmes (Smith 50AA) (illustrated). Cairo transport tokens, tramways, in brass, with central hole (23mm) for 1920, (illustrated) 1925 and 1927 (in aluminium) for four sections; Republic, all arabic script type, value 2 in aluminium, (Smith 120AC-G). Fine or better. (5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $80
North Africa, Egypt, arabic both sides, 10 MILL on reverse in brass (24mm) others in brass (10) :- mostly 20 - 27mm a few square (1) or octagonal (1), hexagonal (3), scalloped (1); aluminium (3), incuse only brass (2), tool check or tally in cupro-nickel 1929, incuse toughra, one with misra in brass (26mm), coin 1 piastre 193 countermarked P on reverse. Medalets, in brass (22mm) and victory in the nile 1798 in white metal (38mm). Very good - extremely fine (22).
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
North Africa, Eritrea, Banco di Roma in brass (25mm), undated (Gill ER 9). Central Africa, Equatorial Africa, Societa Coloniale Italiana in zinc (23mm) another, in brass (24mm) for Entebbe reverse lion killing snake, another as before but slightly thicker (same dies). None have value stated, but are all small change checks. Fine - good very fine and all rare especially the second (4).
Estimate $240
SOLD $250
North Africa, Ethiopia, H.C.W. 1907/ A.B.Y.Syn., Adis. Abeba., Bardera., Kismayu in brass (31mm) (Gill TKA2) large hole at top, probably a truck ticket. Post WWI issues, all 1 piastre (1/16th of thaler) Dire- Daoua 1922, Commercial Syndicate, aluminium (21mm) another Prasso Concessions in Abyssinia, aluminium (21mm). Paleologos P. Trohalis, Epicure, Addis-Abeba (ND circa 1920) in white metal (23mm); Maydalinos Brothers, Addis - Abeba in cupro-nickel (19mm) (ND circa 1930) (Gill Tk 2, , 3). Fine - good very fine, the first rare (5).
Estimate $320
SOLD $200
North Africa, Libya, Tripoli, Barritrovo Italia / 15 in brass (22mm); Igino Palla uniface in aluminium (33mm); Bengazi, Albergo (Hotel) Imperiale, uniface token in brass (28.5mm) value cinque (5), WWII and later, Wheeler Airbase, NCO open mess tokens for 25 and 5 cents in brass square (2 of each), dog tag stamped 27 sevizi Municipali El Abiar Tassa Cani uniface in brass (23mm) with integral loop. Good very fine - extremely fine (8).
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
North Africa, Morocco, Hotel Excelsior, Cassablanca, in aluminium for 25 cents (octagonal), another for 50c (scalloped). Marrakesh, Foyer du Legionaire (Foreign Legion), nickel-brass alloy 25 (cents)(octagonal), 50 (cents) (scalloped) and 1 (franc) (G-E 1.1 - .3, 4.1-2). Fine - good very fine and rare (5).
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
North Africa, Morocco, Oujda, Cercle de Sous-Officers de Garnison (sic)/ 25c in aluminium (G-E 1.1), Grand Hotel Moderne, in aluminium (octagonal) 1 Franc (value not listed in G-E); Tangiers Kursal, nickel alloy/ 1 (Franc) (G-E 2.3). Spanish Morocco, Melilla, Economato Militar/ 1 Pta in brass (22mm) (a revolt of army officers here in 1936 was one of the signals for the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War). Noorcafe 50ps token in aluminium scalloped edge (26mm).More recent issues, Nouassear 4 or more club 25c in brass, NCO open mess 5 and 10 ct in brass, Telephone tokens in bronze (2 - grooves vertical, other horizontal) nickel plated alloy 7391. Fine - extremely fine (11).
Estimate $280
SOLD $280
North Africa, Morocco, Domaine Tabet, Mechrefe/ spider above legend and 1 in arabic, CHJ on ornament on obverse, in aluminium (17mm). Tunisia, Grans Magasins, J.Boromeo in brass (24mm) and 21.5mm). The last badly surface marked or dented otherwise fine - very fine (3).
Estimate $50
SOLD $60